Philautus erythrophthalmus

species of amphibian

Philautus erythrophthalmus is a frog. It lives in Malaysia and Indonesia. People have seen it between 1,000 and 1,550 m meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

Philautus erythrophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. erythrophthalmus
Binomial name
Philautus erythrophthalmus
Stuebing and Wong, 2000

This frog lives in oak forests, but scientists have seen at least one in a place where all the trees had been cut down.[3]

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of eggs as small frogs and never swims as a tadpole, but they are not sure.[3]

This frog is in danger of dying out because people cut down trees to make farms to grow palm oil and to get wood to build with.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Philautus erythrophthalmus Stuebing and Wong, 2000". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus erythrophthalmus Stuebing and Wong, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Philautus erythrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T58838A123693606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58838A123693606.en. Retrieved January 21, 2024.